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Air Force One is refueled in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. President Barack Obama is heading back to Washington Sunday with mixed results to show from his longest foreign trip abroad as president, an exhausting 10-day tour through India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. AP

The Air force One takes off from Haneda international airport en route to Washington, in Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. Obama was in Yokohama, Japan, to attend the meetings of the APEC summit. AP

A security official looks on as US President Barack Obama addresses the CEO Business Summit on the sidelines of The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Yokohama on November 13, 2010. President Barack Obama mounted a firm defence of the US economy and his policy efforts to speed up a sluggish recovery, ahead of the APEC leaders' summit in Japan. Getty

U.S. President Barack Obama walks in the building where the G20 Summit is held at in Seoul, November 12, 2010. G20 leaders drew a veil over weeks of bickering about their economic policies on Friday and agreed to tackle global "tensions and vulnerabilities" that have raised the specter of a currency war and trade protectionism. Reuters

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama talks to U.S. servicemen and their relatives after serving them lunch during her visit at the U.S. airbase in the south-western German town of Ramstein, November 11, 2010. Reuters [Secret Service at left and second from right.]

U.S. President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops during a Veteran's Day event at the U.S. Army Garrison at Yongsan military base in Seoul, November 11, 2010. Obama on Thursday urged North Korea to engage with the international community over its nuclear programme or risk making the lives of its people even harsher. Reuters

US President Barack Obama (R) meets with US troops as he takes part in a Veteran's Day event at the US Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul on November 11, 2010 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Obama will join G20 leaders later in the day in what promises to be a stormy summit on November 11-12 devoted to recalibrating huge distortions in the world economy. Getty

US special security personnel checks the weapon of the Indonesian presidential guard of honor before the departure of US President Barack Obama at the Halim Perdanakusuma military airport in Jakarta on November 10, 2010. US President Barack Obama left Indonesia on Wednesday bound for South Korea where he is to attend the summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Seoul. Getty

US President Barack Obama is greeted by officials after arriving at Seoul Air Base on November 10, 2010 on the eve of the G20 Summit. World leaders on November 11 start two days of summit talks dominated by an ill-tempered drive to rebalance the lopsided global economy and resolve fractious currency disputes. Getty

A woman reaches through the crowd to shake hands with US President Barack Obama after he delivered a speech at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta on November 10, 2010. Obama said Muslim-majority Indonesia's national philosophy of unity bewteen people of different faiths and ethnic backgrounds is an inspiration to the world. Getty

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to a person he recognises in the audience, many of whom were his classmates during his time living and studying in Indonesia, after making an address at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta November 10, 2010. Obama was given a rock star's welcome at one of Indonesia's biggest universities on Wednesday, where he charmed an audience with speech laced with local lingo and a message of reform. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama greets members of the audience, many of whom were his classmates during his time living and studying in Indonesia, after making an address at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta November 10, 2010. Obama was given a rock star's welcome at one of Indonesia's biggest universities on Wednesday, where he charmed an audience with speech laced with local lingo and a message of reform. Reuters

Students cheer as they are greeted by US President Barack Obama after he delivered a speech at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta on November 10, 2010. Obama said Muslim-majority Indonesia's national philosophy of unity bewteen people of different faiths and ethnic backgrounds is an inspiration to the world. Getty

President Barack Obama (L) walks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during an official arrival ceremony at State Palace Complex Istana Merdeka in Jakarta on November 9, 2010. US President Barack Obama finally made a much-delayed return to his boyhood home of Indonesia November 9, seeking to engage Muslims and cement strategic relations on the second leg of his Asia tour. Getty [Barack's Secret Service Joe Clancy at right. Michelle's Secret Service at left, half-shown.]

A presidential limousine is parked in front of the Istana Merdeka, or "Freedom Palace" as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend a state dinner hosted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. AP [Note dust from the ID volcano eruption on the windshield of the usually spotless limo -- Secret Service customarily wipes the vehicle while Obama is away, pointless during this incessant dust storm. ]

US President Barack Obama waves to the media as he enters his presidential car upon arrival at the Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in Jakarta on November 9, 2010. US President Barack Obama finally made a much-delayed homecoming of sorts to Indonesia November 9, seeking to engage Muslims and cement strategic relations on the second leg of his Asia tour. Getty

US President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (L) walk down the steps from Air Force One upon arrival at the Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in Jakarta on November 9, 2010. US President Barack Obama finally made a much-delayed homecoming of sorts to Indonesia November 9, seeking to engage Muslims and cement strategic relations on the second leg of his Asia tour. Getty

President Barack Obama, second from left, greets the Indian delegation present at the airport to see him off in the traditional Indian way of namaste as he leaves for Indonesia at the end of his tour of India, at the airport in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. AP

President Barack Obama toasts India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at a state dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. AP

A member of Indian security carries a weapon (R) as U.S. President Barack Obama walks to a joint news conference with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, November 8, 2010. Obama hinted on Monday the United States could lend support to India's demand to have a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a move that could help cement growing ties with the emerging global power. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama, center right, and first lady Michelle Obama, center left, arrive to lay a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Obama is on a three-day visit to the world's largest democracy. AP

US President Barack Obama (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave to media after arriving at Air Force Station in New Delhi on November 7, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in New Delhi with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Obama is due to have dinner with Manmohan Singh, the former finance minister who helped open up India's economy in the 1990s and who as premier has overseen sustained growth that has become the envy of nations affected by the global slowdown. Getty

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama, pay their respects after placing a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Obama is on a three-day visit to the world's largest democracy. AP

US President Barack Obama along with his wife Michelle walk down from Air Force One after arriving at Air Force Station in New Delhi on November 7, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in New Delhi with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Obama is due to have dinner with Manmohan Singh, the former finance minister who helped open up India's economy in the 1990s and who as premier has overseen sustained growth that has become the envy of nations affected by the global slowdown. Getty

US President Barack Obama addresses Indian students at St. Xavier's College on November 7, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President and the First Lady is on a ten day Asia tour with stops in India as well as Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Getty

US President Barack Obama greets Indian students at St. Xavier's College on November 7, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President and the First Lady is on a ten day Asia tour with stops in India as well as Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Getty

US secret service staff carry luggage up the steps into Air Force One at Chattrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai on November 7, 2010. President Barack Obama left the Indian city of Mumbai for New Delhi on Sunday, with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Reuters

An Indian security officer, left, stands next to a U.S. Secret Service agent as they stand watch while Marine One helicopter carrying President Barack Obama takes off in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. AP

U.S. Secret Service agents stand watch as President Barack Obama acknowledges waiting photographers from behind a service door before he speaks at the U.S.-India Business Council and Entrepreneurship Summit in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. AP

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. AP

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet officials upon their arrival at New Delhi's airport November 7, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama called on India on Sunday to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan that have floundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to his troubled efforts to win the war in Afghanistan. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hand with students during a town-hall style meeting with students at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. Obama began a 10-day trip through Asia on Saturday. AP

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch a dance during a celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, as they visit Holy Name High School in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. AP

Policemen stand guard as a car from the motorcade of U.S. President Barack Obama passes by in Mumbai November 7, 2010. President Obama announced $10 billion in business deals on Saturday as he arrived in India to boost U.S. exports and jobs after a mauling in mid-term polls, but he ran into immediate controversy over Pakistan. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama reaches out to shake hands following his town hall meeting with students at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. AP

An Indian traffic policeman displays the direction of travel to the special limouzine transporting US President Barack Obama during his visit to Mumbai on November 6, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President began his 10-day Asia tour in India where he is staying at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the scene of a terrorist attack in 2008. During his tour the President will also visit Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Getty

A security vehicle out side an event site where US President Barack Obama spoke today on November 6, 2010 at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai. Obama urged India on Saturday to relax trade and investment barriers to boost economic relations between the world's two largest democracies. Obama, who is on a three-day visit to India, told a business audience in financial hub Mumbai that the country must make 'a steady reduction in barriers to trade and investment' in sectors from retail to telecommunications. Getty

US President Barack Obama's motorcade proceeds through the streets of Mumbai following his arrival for the start of his Asia tour on November 6, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President began his 10-day Asia tour in India where he is staying at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the scene of a terrorist attack in 2008. During his tour the President will also visit Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Getty

US President Barack Obama's motorcade proceeds through the streets of Mumbai following his arrival for the start of his Asian tour on November 6, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President began his 10-day Asia tour in India where he is staying at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the scene of a terrorist attack in 2008. During his tour the President will also visit Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Getty

U.S. President Barack Obama waves through a service door as he jokes with photographers before coming onstage to speak at the U.S.-India Business Council and Entrepreneurship Summit in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. AP

Workers roll out the red carpet before U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama step off Air Force One in Mumbai November 6, 2010. Obama paid tribute on Saturday to victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on the first day of his visit to India. Reuters

A US Secret Service staff looks on as Air Force One carrying President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle taxies on the tarmac at Chattrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai on November 6, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in India's financial capital along with his wife Michelle, for a two day visit of his Mumbai leg of the India trip. Obama's visit will be heavy on events focusing on economic synergies between India and the United States, and appears less likely to emphasize diplomatic issues, like the Indo-Pakistani row over Kashmir. Getty

Policemen stand guard as a car from the motorcade of U.S. President Barack Obama passes by in Mumbai November 6, 2010. Obama flew into Mumbai on Saturday aiming to boost ties and seal big-ticket business deals to secure jobs and exports days after voters punished his Democrats in mid-term elections. Reuters

A US Marine (L) holds onto his cap to prevent it from flying off as a Secret Service staff shields his face from rotor blade winds as helicopters carrying US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle take off from Chattrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai on November 6, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in India's financial capital along with his wife Michelle, for a two day visit of his Mumbai leg of the India trip. Obama's visit will be heavy on events focusing on economic synergies between India and the United States, and appears less likely to emphasize diplomatic issues, like the Indo-Pakistani row over Kashmir. Getty

US President Barack Obama (3R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (4R) arrive at the Mumbai International Airport on November 6, 2010. Obama arrived in India Saturday on the first leg of a trade-focused Asia tour that will kick off with a sombre tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Getty

Marine One, right, carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, prepares to take off to the Taj Hotel after arriving in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. Obama arrived in India on Saturday, beginning a 10-day, four-country tour of Asia that will take him through some of the region's most vibrant democracies in search of U.S. economic and security benefits. Getty

U.S. Marines salute U.S. President Barack Obama, second right, as he prepares to board Marine One after arriving in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. Obama arrived in India on Saturday, beginning a 10-day, four-country tour of Asia that will take him through some of the region's most vibrant democracies in search of U.S. economic and security benefits. AP

U.S. President Barack Obama steps out of his vehicle to board Air Force One at Ramstein Air Base in Germany during a refueling stop as he begins a trip to Asia, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. President Obama will visit India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan. AP

Members of a U.S. security team arrive at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. President Barack Obama is scheduled to stay at the hotel on Nov. 6. The 107-year-old Taj Mahal hotel reopened for business in August, nearly two years after a siege that left 166 people dead across the city, including 31 at the hotel. AP

President Barack Obama signs books and other items backstage at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, along with Personal Aide Reggie Love, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, returns to the White House after taping an interview for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Oct. 27. 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama waits backstage before a rally at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama accepts a letter and a bouquet of paper flowers from Mieraye Redmond, 7, next to the home where he met with neighborhood families in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)